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== Online Resources ==
*See [[United States Maps]] for more resources.
*[https://publications.newberry.org/ahcb/pages/Idaho.html Atlas of Historical County Boundaries] at the Newberry Library
*[https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names Geographical Names Information System]
*[http://www.mapofus.org/idaho/ Maps of Idaho from MapofUS.org]. Includes boundary changes map.
*[http://www.davidrumsey.com/directory/where/Idaho/ David Rumsey Map Collection] - historic Idaho maps.
*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/idaho.html Perry-Castenada Map Collection] at the University of Texas at Austin
*[http://ftp2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/us_base/stco2003/stco2003.pdf United States Census Bureau State and County Map].


The best map collections for Idaho are at libraries of [http://library.boisestate.edu/Maps/ Boise State University] and [http://www.isu.edu/library/documents/maps.htm Idaho State University] and at the [http://history.idaho.gov/library_collections.html#anchor564951 Idaho State Archives]. The Family History Library in Salt Lake City has a small collection of maps for the territories of Oregon and Idaho.
== Printed Publications ==


The following publications include maps that can aid your research:  
*Preston, Ralph N. ''Maps of Early Idaho.''(Corvallis, Oregon: Western Guide Publishers, 1972.) {{WorldCat|402807|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|200596|item|disp=FS Catalog book Q 979.6 E3p}} Lists early towns, gold mines, and old military roads.


Preston, Ralph N. ''Maps of Early Idaho.''(Corvallis, Oregon: Western Guide Publishers, 1972. Family History Library book {{FHL|200596|title-id|disp=Q 979.6 E3p}}). Lists early towns, gold mines, and old military roads.
*Idaho State Historical Society with annotation by Merle W. Wells, ''An Atlas of Idaho Territory, 1863-1890.'' (Boise, Idaho: Idaho Historical Society, 1978.) {{WorldCat|8236293|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|218596|item|disp=FS Catalog book 979.6 E7a}}


''An Atlas of Idaho Territory, 1863-1890.'' ([Boise, Idaho]: Idaho Historical Society, 1978. Family History Library book {{FHL|218596|title-id|disp=Folio 979.6 E7a}}).  
== Background ==
*See [[Maps | Maps]] for more information.


[http://ftp2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/us_base/stco2003/stco2003.pdf United States Census Bureau State and County Map]. &nbsp;This map will allow you to zoom in on any state or county in the United States and read the names of all of the neighboring counties.  
The best map collections for Idaho are at libraries of [http://library.boisestate.edu/Maps/ Boise State University] and [http://www.isu.edu/library/documents/ Idaho State University] and at the http://history.idaho.gov/maps Idaho State Archives]. The FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City has a small collection of maps for the territories of Oregon and Idaho.  


== Web Sites  ==


*The [http://www.davidrumsey.com/directory/where/Idaho/ David Rumsey Map Collection] contains more than 35 historic Idaho maps.
[[Category:Idaho, United States]][[Category:Maps_of_the_United_States_by_state]]
*The [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/idaho.html Perry-Castenada Map Collection] at the University of Texas at Austin has many maps of Idaho
 
Printable maps are also available from the National Atlas of the United States -- http://nationalatlas.gov/printable.html
 
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Online Resources[edit | edit source]

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Background[edit | edit source]

  • See Maps for more information.

The best map collections for Idaho are at libraries of Boise State University and Idaho State University and at the http://history.idaho.gov/maps Idaho State Archives]. The FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City has a small collection of maps for the territories of Oregon and Idaho.